BR 2-12: The Ugly Duckling

I read the book, The Ugly Duckling. It was so famous story. A dirty duck was made fun of by his clear fellow. However, he grew up and he became a beautiful swan. It was so good story. I was told dreams came true by the book. I decided not giving up my dream.        54 words

Susanna, Davidson. (2006). The Ugly Duckling. London, England: Usborne First Reading

BR 2-09: The Peach Boy

It was so famous book in Japan. I had not known the book was known all over the world. It was so surprising thing that a boy was born in a peach. I thought it was a wonderful idea. I liked it. Moreover, his fellow was so funny. They are a monkey, a dog, and a Japanese pheasant. Then, they defeated a demon. I didn't think they were such strong.                 70 words

Frith, Alex. (2009).The Peach Boy. London, England: Usborne Publishing Ltd.

BR 2-18: Pinocchio

I read the book, Pinocchio. One day, an architect, Cherry found a log which spoke with the will, so he made a doll with the log. The doll was named Pinocchio. However, he hated study and effort. However, gradually, he got to study and work hard. Eventually, he succeeded to become a person with a fairy. The story told me effort made success.                                         63 words


Carlo Collodi, (2004), Pinocchio, London, England: Usborne Publishing Ltd.

BR 2-17: SPIDER-MAN

I read the book, SPIDER-MAN. Now that it was so famous not only in America but also in the world. It was so interesting story. It was love and action story. One day, a man was bitten by a spider. Actually the spider was a special one and he got super power. He defeated a lot of enemies. Moreover, he had a girlfriend.                                                             63 words

Stan Lee. (1981). SPIDER-MAN. London, England; Scholastic Ltd.

BR 2-16: JAWS

I read the book, JAWS. It was so surprising and frightening story. It was a shark story. I understood the fear of sharks. The shark sudden appeared and ate a lot of people. I didn't get wanted to go to sea. The shark was so strong. I thought the shark was the most strong creature, but eventually people somehow defeated the shark. It was so good because It was a happy end.
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Peter Benchley. (1974). JAWS. London, England; Penguin Books Ltd.

BR 2-15: Rapunzel

I read the book Rapunzel. It was so famous in the world. Recently, Disney made the movie. I have never watched it, so I tried to read it. Rapunzel had so long hair. She was penned in a tower, but a prince found her. They fell in love each other. It was so happy story.                      55 words

Alison Kelly. (2005). Rapunzel. London, England: Usborne Young Reading

BR 2-14: Frog and Toad are friends

I read Frog and Toad are friends. I have ever read it in my elementary or junior high school days at Japanese or English classes. However, I didn't remember the contents, so I tried to read it again. It was so good story. Toad has never got e-mailed, so Frog decided to write a letter for Toad. I reconfirmed importance of friends.                                                         62 words

Arnold, Lobel.(1970). Frog andToad Are Friends. New York, America: Harper Trophy

BR 2-13 The Snow Queen

I read the book, The Snow Queen. Recently, The movie, Ana And Snow Queen was famous all over the world. I thought the book was same as the movie. However, it was wrong. It was different from the movie. The queen was so frightening. She looks so bad. She was so pale.
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Lesley, Sims. (2004).The Snow Queen. America: Usborne Young Reading

BR: 2-11 Romeo & Juliet

I read Romeo & Juliet. It was so famous story in the world. It was the story about love, but it was so sad story. They fell in love each other, but they were so unlucky that they killed themselves. I heard William Shakespeare was famous for writing so sad story, and That was true.    55 words

Shakespeare. William, (2006), Romio & Juliet, London. England, Usborne Publishing Ltd. 

BR 2-10: Stories of Mermaids

I read Stories of Mermaids. It was so beautiful story. I didn't believe mermaids, but I hoped they had been in the world. She had a sick mother. However, She did effort to help her mother.  Then, she succeeded to make her mother healthy. It was so good story. I got wanted to help my mother more.                                                                                                           57 words

Punter Rassel. (2005). Stories of Mermaids. London, England: Usborne Publishing.

BR 2-08: ALADDIN & HIS MAGICAL LAMP

I read Aladdin & his magical lamp. It was so famous story, but I had not known about it very much. It was an Arabian story. The man, Aladdin was so poor, but one day he found a lamp. There is a devil in the lump. However, the devil could dream with other people. Then he was rich man. Moreover, he married the daughter of the emperor. I thought he was so lucky. However, his lump was robbed by a witch, but he took it back with the devil in the ring. It was so interesting story.

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Kate Daynes. ( 2003 ). ALADDIN . London , England : Usborn

BR 2-07: Cinderella

I read Cinderella. It was so famous story. I had forgotten the contents, but I had a little memory about it, so it is easy for me to make sense. The girl who appeared in this book was so poor that she was bullied by her sisters. She wanted to go to the party, but it was difficult for her. However, by magic, the dreams came true. It was the story as if it had been dream seriously. It was so happy story.                                                                              83 words

Alison Kelly. ( 2004 ). Cinderella. London, England: Usborn

BR 2-06: New York

I wanted to go to New York. It was one of the biggest cities in the world. There were a lot of sightseeing places. They were so famous. I liked it. Especially, I liked central park. It was so large and famous park. I could see a variety of famous sight seeing place. I got wanted to go there better than I had been.                                                                            64 words

Escott, John. (1995). NEW YORK. New York. NY: Oxford University Press.

BR 2-05: England

I wanted to go to England because I liked English football, so I read the book about England. Especially, I wanted to go to London. It is one of the most exciting cities in the world. There are a lot of sightseeing places. I could like to go to Kings road. I heard that nobody was surprised at Kings road.                                                                                              60 words

Escott, John. (2001). ENGLAND. New York. NY: Oxford University Press.

BR 2-04: Stories of Dogs

I heard dogs were so clever. I liked cats better than dogs, but I thought so. It was the story about the wisdom of a dog. One day, a gold cup disappeared. It was so precious and expensive, so it was had to found. However, the dog knew where it was. It was stolen by a burglar. Then, I thought the dog was so clever. I got wanted to have a dog.                                                  72 words

Punter, Russell. (2007). Stories of Dogs. London, Eng: Usborne Publishing Ltd

BR 2-03: Hanzel and Gretel

I read Hanzel and Gretel. It was born in Germany. It was a fantasy. I was amused by magic. Surprisingly, parents threw their children due to hunger. It was actually sad. In this story, two children was thrown by their parents. The brothers lost their way in the forest. Then, a witch took them to her house. They were hold by her. However, they succeed to kill her. I thought they were brave people. It was so exciting story. There were many idea out of expect. I liked the witch's house because it consisted with sugar. It was interesting. It was the house as if it was the dream. I got wanted to eat it.
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Mccafferty, Jan. (2006). Hanzel & Gretel. London, England: Usborne publishing.